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Aromanians

The Aromanians () are an ethnic group native to the southern Balkans who speak Aromanian, an Eastern Romance language. They traditionally live in central and southern Albania, south-western Bulgaria, northern and central Greece, and North Macedonia, and can currently be found also in southern Serbia, and south-eastern Romania (Northern Dobruja). An Aromanian diaspora living outside these places also exists. The Aromanians are known by several other names, such as "Vlachs" or "Macedo-Romanians" (sometimes used to also refer to the Megleno-Romanians).

Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Aromanians
Ethnic group.native_name: Armãnji, Rrãmãnji
Ethnic group.native_name_lang: rup
Ethnic group.image: Aromanian flag.svg
Ethnic group.image_caption: The flag most commonly associated with the Aromanians, unofficial but with traditional roots
Ethnic group.population: 250,000 (Aromanian-speakers)
Ethnic group.pop1: 39,855 (1951 census);
Ethnic group.ref1: estimated up to 300,000 (2002)
Ethnic group.pop2: 26,500 (2006 estimate)
Ethnic group.pop3: 8,714 (2021 census)
Ethnic group.pop4: 2,459 (2023 census)
Ethnic group.pop5: 2,000–3,000 (2014 estimate)
Ethnic group.pop6: 327 (2022 census)
Ethnic group.languages: Aromanian, also languages of their home countries
Ethnic group.rels: Predominantly Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ethnic group.related: Other Romance-speaking peoples;most notably Istro-Romanians, Megleno-Romanians, Moravian Vlachs, Romanians and Moldovans

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Names and classification
Ethnonyms
Groups
Nicknames
Population
Settlements
Origins
Language
Genetic studies
History and self-identification
Middle Ages
Aromanians within the Balkan nationalisms of the 19th and 20th centuries
Modern Aromanian identities
Culture
Religion
Cuisine
Music
Literature
Clothing
Sports
Aromanians today
In Greece
In Albania
In North Macedonia
In Romania
In Bulgaria
In Serbia
Diaspora
Notable people
Art and literature
Law, philanthropy and commerce
Military
Politics
Religion
Sciences, academia and engineering
Sports
Gallery
See also
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

The term "Vlachs" is used in Greece and in other countries to refer to the Aromanians, with this term having been more widespread in the past to refer to all Romance-speaking peoples of the Balkan Peninsula and Carpathian Mountains region (Southeast Europe).